Two days prior to the end of 2021, the state-led company Portos do Paraná set a new annual handling record with 57,345,800 tons of cargo loaded and unloaded at the Paranaguá and Antonina terminals. The handling of general cargo increased by 10% in the ports of Paraná in 2021. During the same time period, there was a 4% increase in liquid bulk operations, an 11% increase in the volume of tons handled in containers, and a 9% increase in cellulose operations. The ports records show 4,267,933 tons handled in 2021, a 13 percent increase compared to 2020. December 2021 also came to an end featuring the largest monthly handling rate in the history of the ports, highlights Luiz Fernando Garcia, director-president of Portos do Paraná. According to Garcia, the new record was maintained by improvements in the following sectors. “Especially general cargo, regardless of whether imports or exports, but also liquid bulk and the unloading of fertilizers, which are solid bulk imports”, adds the executive.
Source: Datamar News